The East of England renewables’ sector will benefit more from Danish partnership than UK investment, believes the body overlooking the energy business in the region.
The East of England Energy Zone (EEEZ) has welcomed the £50million takeover of the Race Bank project offshore Norfolk by Dong Energy from Centrica earlier this month.
“Dong is the market leader in offshore windpower and the UK is one of its main markets so this could prove a very positive move,” said James Gray, inward investment director for the EEEZ.
“There is little doubt that Dong mean business and we want to encourage them to bring some of their investment here and enjoy benefits from the unique and unified public and private partnership behind the EEEZ.”
According to the EEEZ, the region will benefit from higher business security with Dong than Centrica, after the British company withdrew from several alternative energy projects in recent months, including the built of four pressurised nuclear reactors across the UK and a gas storage in the Southern North Sea.
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